The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-11-18
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Ieu on MS cot IN the cell and cried bitterly
Finally the arms Of Parsons were firmly PIN
Toned TO his sides. Then began the last walk
on earth OF the condemned Anarchists.
The men came on the platform in the, follow
ing order: Spiesi Fischer .Bngel and Parsons:
THY wore the white shroiids; and sath took
his place firmly. all we're riarVelously; des-
perateiy, exultantly, triumphantly calm:
Parsons raised his pale face and haughtily
surveyed the crowd.
Spies was very pale and his face was fur
roWed with troubled frown. .
Fischer smiled in cynical and bloodless
way.
Engel looked weaker than any of them, and
closing his eyes rocked o trltie unSteadily. He
was spoker to BY ohs of tbs attendants, and
instantly opening his eyes ttirfied his
head and smiled just as pleasantly
as though he were greeting friend on the
street Spies and Parsons also smiled and
turned their heads to those behind them
When Parsons legs were tied he looked down
and watched tho adjustment of the cord with a
smile OF curious interest. Fischer feld, his
head high in air and actually looked amused:
The nooses were adjusted at II 40 first to Spies
neck then to Fischer's, Engers and Parsons
in turn. The men still maintained their haugh-
ty bearing. The white caps were then drawn
over their heads, Spies having his face covered
first. For some reason Fischer was skipped,
and Engel and Parsons were next covered with
the caps.
For an Instant; there was d dead silence,
and then a fllournful, solemn voice soiinded
from behind the first right-hand mask and cit
the air like a wall of sorrow and of warning.
Spies was speaking from behind his shroud.
The words seemed to drop into the cold, silent
air like pellets of fire. Here is what he said:
" 1t is not meet that I should speak here,
where nay silence is more terrible than my
utterances.h
Then deeper, stronger voice came out with
muff1ed; mysterious cadence from behind tho
White pail that hid this face OF Fischer. He only
spoke eight words: 'HFhis is the happiest mo-
ment or my life:''
But the next voice that catches UP the re-
frain is different one. It was firm, but the
melancholy wall was not in it. 1t was harsh,
loud, eXultant. Engel was cheering for an
archy. Harrah for anarchy! HHrrah!'' were
the last words and the last cheer Of Gesrge
Engel.
But now the weird and chastity scene was
brought to a climax Parsons alone remained
to speak. Out from behind his mask his voice
sounded more sad, and there was more
dreary reproachful tone in it than even IN
Spies. MAY I be allowed to speak? Oh, men
of Amer car he cried, may be allowed the
privilege Of speech even at the last monlents
Harken to the Voice OF the people 10y
There was sudden pause. Parsons never
spoke word more A sharp creallng noise, q
crash, a sickening, cracking sound, and Spies,
Parsons, Fischer and Engel were no NOR.
The drop was about five feet eight inches
The stage on which the condemned men stood
retreated about fifteen feet and was
twenty feet in width. The entire height
of the structure must have been near
ly thrty.five feet. The trap extended
midway across the platform, and when the
rope was cut it receded to the further end of the
structure, leaving the four bodies suspend I'd
about four feet from the ground. The method
employed for this purpose is somewhat pecul.
lar, Connected with the boz and platform was
stout rope VIII ch, when IN state Of tension,
sustained the death drop. The signal given,
the man in the box placed keen chisel on
the rope and striking with mallet, the trap
fell.
The body of Spies struggled fearfuly at first
FISCHER did not move for q moment or two, and
then he hung mp bu: struggled for a few mo-
ments, during Which his coWl was disarranged,
exposing part OF his face, until the bJdy was
turned around by the physician who was ex-
aiming the pulse.
Engels body made scarcely motion after it
mad fallen. When Parsons body fell it re-
mained stationary for some moments. Then
the head nodded back and forth while the
upper portion OF the body was con-
Tbds and the bosom heaved 50 hard
through the enveloplng shroud. With another
violent throe of tie whole body the contest be
tween life and death ended and at the end of d
few seconds more than two minutes the doctor
declared Parsons to be dead.
The four physicians who examined respect
lively the bodies of Parsons, Engel and f scher
were satisfied that all these three had died
from strangulaton. The doctor who examined
Spies seemed to be in doubt as to whether the
latter's neck was broken or not. The three
other doctors, however, seemed to think that
Spies neck was not broken, but that h. strong
conVulsive motions were due to a 81 ght Slip
ping of the rope to a higher position ON the
neck than 1t should have been. Engle had his
trachae or windpipe broken or rather torn.
When all the bodies had been arranged in
the collins, the physcs ms made another ex-
ANIMATION, and then the lids were placed on
the co1nns, and the work was done.
The condemned men directed that their
Dodles be turned over to their wives except
Spies who wanted his body given to his
mother Their will ha
Coroner Hertz has directed that the body of
Llngg be gwen to Mrs, Engel and the Carpen-
ters' Union in accordance with Lingg's request,
so that they may all be buried together.
The news was received silently, almost sud-
denly, by the crowd in the vicinity of the jail,
which soon melted away. 1t was estimated by
Lieutenant Steele that only about 5000 people
were in the crowd around the JAIL but thew
were kept constantly moving. AS the crowd
were about to pass over Clark street bridge it
was turned, and about 500 people gathered in
the street. A man whose face and dress was
that OF an artisan cried with a loud voice: "The
American people VIII be ashamed of this 1t is
the murder of four brave menu The people
said not word 4 ..- -t "a
The bodies of the Anarchists were removed
from the Jail in the afternoon. There was no
demonstration of any sort. The corpSeS were
quietly hurried off to two undertakers' shops,
where they were prepared for removal to the
residences Of their families The bodies OF
Lingg and Engel were taken out of the Jail
first. Llngg had expressed desire to be buried
with his companions, and Coroner Hertz had
issued an order requiring that Lingg's body be
At the undertakers the bodies were
taken from the. plain collins and, placed
in handsome black caskets Engers face was
composed, and, aside from the dark circle
around his neck, there was nothing to suggest
that he had just died a violent death. Lingg's
mangled face was swathed in bloody bandages,
but the eyes and nose were visible. His face
was very pallid owing to the great loss of
blood - e. 81 lt4f.rE
The bodies of Spies, Fischer and Parsons
We're taken away from the jail about 1:45
o'clock; For Spies the hearse had been pro-
vided. There was some trouble in getting aIyav
from the crowd that tailed onto the last wagon.
but rapid driving freed the procession from this
annoyance Followed by string of cabs and
preceded by carriage containing the commit
tee, the hearse and wagons moved speedily to
Mueller's undertaking establishment at 496
Milwaukee avenue
After Engers body had been prepared for
burial the undertaken permitted the large
crowd on the outside to view the remains those
OF Llngg being at that time not presentable.
Then poured through the small room hundreds
OF people. They were old neighbors of Engel,
1or MS residence stood but two blocks away.
Minglng with them were many me-
chanics and laborers, few businessmen
and many women, residents of that vicinity.
The sprlnkling OF personal friends of Engel
was very large, as was evineed by their re-
marks Tie feelings exhibited, besides those
OF curiosity were of pity and sympathy rather
than OF vindctiVeness and revenge The
crowd became SO large that, with the aid of a
policeman, the doors were closed after
upward OF 1000 had viewed the remains.
Later in the afternoon the cask-
ct with Engers remains was taken to the
residence of his widow, 2S4 Milwaukee avenue,
1t was followed by an immense throng of peo-
pie. On the arrival at the residence, the front
OF which was heavily festooned with
Grape, the great crowd there assembled
reverently lifted their hats as the
casket was borne through. The doors
were at once locked to all tut few friends.
Half an hour later the remains of Lingg, fol-
lowed by great company, reached the rasi-
dence, and the several hundred people stood
with uncovered heads as it was carried in and
deposited by the side of Engel. Cries of grief
issued from the house.
No one was permitted to view the remaks of
Parsons, Fischer and Spies last night large
crowd gathered around the undertaker's Office,
ana dld not dispense until midnight About 10
CLOCK the remains of Spies were removed to
the residence of his mother, 154 Bryson street.
Ine bodies of the others will be taken to their
late residences this morning. Mrs. Parsons
visited the establishment during the afternoon
her lace was haggard and caregorn. She
viewed the body of her late husband without
nlncnlng. After bending over the coffin and
passionately kissing the remains she took her
departure.
Ofncer Henry Smith, who has Just recovered
rom WOUNDS received ct the Haymarket riot,
nad narrow escape from death at tho hands
OF an Anarchist who attempted first to choke
a nor